The Providential Nexus of Jamestown and Plymouth

Was the Jamestown Settlement founded for solely commercial purposes? Was the Plymouth Colony formed simply to establish religious liberty? For centuries, historians have debated about the respective legacies of these two early settlements, resulting in a geographical turf battle over which colony gave birth to the American ideal. Jamestown claims to be America's birthplace. Plymouth claims to be America's hometown. So how do we reconcile the two? In this illuminating message, Dr. Paul Jehle, education director for the Plymouth Rock Foundation, clarifies many misconceptions and demonstrates that while Jamestown and Plymouth had real differences, each possessed vital strengths that the other needed --- and that, over time, God would providentially weave together these elements to form the greatest nation in the West.